What we watched somewhat recently, LOVE IS STRANGE, making time to see a movie as a parent, supporting independent films, Edge of Tomorrow, Groundhog Day, writing a single location movie, limiting yourself to be more creative, writing practical movies, few people in one place movie, Script Doctor Eric returning to screenwriting, writing a screenplay in 10 minutes a day, advantages to being an artist and being married and having kids, film students, Eli’s Documentary (Rent or Watch Jonas on Amazon), gaining the confidence to be a filmmaker, gaining social currency with your spouse, Eli’s short, women’s stories, making movies to show people, Sony Pictures Classic (nicest people in the world), the dream of success…and more.

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Emily Blake, a former English teacher, is well known in the screenwriting community for her screenwriting website Bamboo Killers and more recently as one of the creators and hosts of the Chicks Who Script podcast. We had a good time talking with her about podcasting, screenwriting, and everything else.

Discussed:

Recording a podcast in a garage in the San Gabriel Valley, screenwriting podcasts, the origins of the Chicks Who Script podcast, ScriptNotes podcast with John August and Craig Mazin, Mazin’s she-hulk slut, dearth of female-centric film podcasts, Matt’s unreasonable dislike of Max Landis, how to fire your representation, Dr. Who, producing a short film, cosplay, comic book convention film festivals, everything else…

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Welcome to Scriptcast!

Scriptcast is a screenwriting podcast where produced screenwriter Script Doctor Eric (About Eric) and his talented co-host TV Wet Nurse Matt (Find Matt) chat about the ins and outs of screenwriting in a fun and humorous way…with various levels of success.

(The easiest way to listen to Scriptcast is to go to the iTunes store and search “Scriptcast”)

Past episodes from the podcast are posted below, with show notes, information, links, and the ability to stream it right off the page.

We’re still working to get ALL the episodes up, but most of the good ones are there! 🙂

For now, feel free to explore the shows below. It won’t hurt.

Eric is currently working on a long-term project, and Matt is busy with a full-time job and filming Channel 101’sKarate P.I., but the two plan to record more episodes of Scriptcast in the near future!

Scriptcast 61 – The Value of Film School

Is film school helpful in becoming a screenwriter? Matt and Eric are joined by USC film school graduate and up-and-coming writer/director Raymond C Lai

This is another episode where we’re still fine tuning the sound. Sorry about that. We had two big mics that picked up me (Eric) and Ray Lai VERY well, but it’s a little harder to hear Matt and Brian Lee.

Oh, Brian Lee is also on the episode. We’re not sure why, but he went to the Naval Academy, so we just say “yes” to whatever he asks.

Discussed:

18-year olds, how to become a screenwriter, Harvard, Film school, Brian Lee and the Naval Academy, debt and film school, USC film school, writer-director Raymond C. Lai, is film school worth the money, deadlines, Ray is talented at many disciplines, film sets, gaining experience in making films, what you learn at film school, peers.

Scriptcast 60 – Vimeo Staff Picks with Raymond C Lai

Another shorter episode in which the mics have improved, Matt and Eric are again joined by writer Brian Lee for an unknown reason, and writer/director Raymond C. Lai is interviewed about how the heck he made a video that got over 100,000 views and became a Vimeo Staff Pick.

Discussed:

Raymond C. Lai, Orange County, USC Film School, thesis projects, At Your Convenience, making a television pilot, Randall Park, partially animated short films, short film festival circuit, make your short under 15 minutes, overconfidence, mistakes, Ray’s downward spiral, Short of the Week, Vimeo Staff Pick, Dwayne Perkins, Dying to Kill…